Barrel-hoop fastener.



,5. H. KERNS.'

BARREL HOOP FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I7. I9l3.

1,1 60,904, Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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EVRAND H. KERNS, 0F WEEDSPORT, NEW YORK.

, BARREL-Hoor FASTENER.

j Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 16, 1915.

i* pplicationledOctoberl'?,1913. ySerial'No.795,669,

` To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that LE'VR'AND H. KERNs,`of l/Veedsport, in the county of Cayuga,'in the State of New York' have invented .new and useful Improvements in BarrelfHoop Fasteners, of whichl the.. following' taken in connection with the aoco`mpanyingk drawings, is a full, clear,` and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in fasteners for 'barrel hoops, yin which the fastening, members are interlocked with.r the` chime and yextend down-A wardly a limited distance Valongl the `outer face of the staves to which their lowerends are detachably securedby `staples orequivalent fastening means, while the intermediate portions of the fasteningymemberfs areprovided with koutwardly projecting spurs j or serrations over which the hoops are adapted to be driven and with.4 which they frictionally engage to prevent laccidental*,endwise yat displacement in the handling of thebarrel.

The main object is to'provide a ysimple and comparatively "inexpensive hoopl fastener which may kbe yquickly and economi-y cally applied to thestavesof'a barrel to rethe latter to. thefstavesf` n Another object is to enable thesefhoops to be easily and quickly removed withl the fasteners by simplylwithdrawing'the staples by ceive and retain the rhoops' 'withoutpnailing which the'lower kends ofthe fasteners are 4,5. j heldin place by `One folinof my improved Figs. l and 2', as made of sheet metal. lF

`55. j l fastener made of wire with'a ysinglespurred secured ytothe staves, thereby preserving the hoops', staves 'and head intact for rem-use in case it should be necessary to remove the hoops andhead.r j n y A further object is to utilizey the overturnedends which interlock with the chime for retaining the head in op rative position against outward displacement,` K ,l Other objects and uses will be broughtout in the following description; y. In. the drawings-Figurel. is a sidek elevation ofthe upperfportion ,cfa barrel show# ing a series of, in this instance three,` hoops fastening means..-y Fig.' Qjis enlarged sec tional View through ythe upper portion'o'f the same barrel. `'KF-ig. B'is aperspective View of one ofthe detached hoop fast'enersshown in l is a perspective view of a modified form of fastener made of wire, but performing thesame functions as the device' shown Fig. 3. AFig. is ya further mlodiiedfform of shank. Fig. 6 is another modified form of fastener made of wire and having two spurred shanks terminating in head-retaining arms.

The hoop fasteners shown in Figs. l', 2 and 3 comprise a sheet metal plate -l-- of sufficient length to receive one or more hoopsr` when arranged in proximity to each other and to the head 'of the barreLthese plates beingy applied to the chime and stave of the barrel suitable distances apart Vas shown more clearly in'Fig. l in which four of the fasteners are employed and spacedk apart circumferentially of along andV u Plate hl.. j'lhejmain body of each plate liesal'ong an'dfin'close proximity to the outer faces of theQadjacent 'staves and is provided with a j series of outwardlyV and downwardly inclined spurs or teeth -4- over whichthe hoopsgas -tare driven and by whichsaid hoops are retained and in placel against endwisedisplacement, the lower or inner lends of the platesy being fastened to the adjacent staves by removable fastening means as staples which are driven through apertures -6- in the lower end of the plate Vso thatif Iit isl desired to remove the hoops, it

is simply necessary to withdraw the staples whereupon the hoop-fastening plates lmay be drawn upwardly with hoops locked `thereto until disengaged from the barrel.,

j Thein-tur'ned arms or anges -2- are of suflicient length to engage a head-retainingy segment k-7 forholding the head in operative position against outward displacement, said segments being in this instance j i formed of wire'land lie .close against ythe outer edges of the head andA adjacent portions ofthe chime and may enter the annularygroove or crozing as -8- in the inner faces ofthe staves yinwhich the edge of the head is seated.

The hoop-retaining arm -3- ofV each plate is preferably left straight in Yalinement with the main body while all the hoops are being driven downwardly upon the outer faces of the plates and in contact` with .the spurs +4- but when the last hoop is driven in placeV with its Vouter edge substantially coincident with the corresponding edge of the chime, the arms -Bf of each plate are bent over and downwardly against the upper edge andl outersurfacesof theadjacent `hoop to additionally lock the outer hoop, and thereby the remaining end'hoops against endwise displacement. v

` The modied nform of hoop fasteners shown in FigiV is made of wire and comprises opposite lengthwisebars -`9- spaced some distance'apart, and a central` lengthwise"bar'- 10-, the lower ends of saidbars being jbrought together by twisting at --ll-y so as to form a uni-tary fastener, said twisted portion terminating in an upturned shoulder -12-- tov forma limiting stop or abutment for the staple as -5-' by which said lower end of the fastener is secured to Y the adjacent stave of the barrel. The upper ends ofthe bars -9- are over-turned inwardly and downwardly and united by a Ycross bar +13-, adapted to engage the upper face of the segment `7 or head as -bof the barrel to hold thev latter against outward displacement in the groove or crozing -S-. T he outer surfaces of the bars --9-V are also provided with outwardly and downwardly inclined spurs-4 4- serving'the same purposes as the spurs +4- fon retaining the hoops in operative posi- Y tion on the barrel against endwise Adisplacei ment. l When the hoops areplaced in operative position in the manner just described, the outer end of the bar --10- is overturned outwardly in a manner similar to that de-` scribed for the'tongue i3-to engage the adjacentrouter edge and outer face of the end hoop 'b-f for additionally retaining 'the hoops againstV endwise displacement.

vThefmodified form of fastener shown in Figg consists of a single wire rod"-14- having its lower end'V provided vwith an eye -15- forming an abutting shoulder for the stapleV -5 which is Vadapted to be driven into the staves of a barrel, the upper end of the rod being deflected laterally and then returned inwardly and laterally 'to form` a cross bar ,-l3-f terminating in 'a` loop-l'dwhich returnsagainst the adj acent sideof theupper end of the bar or rod #141-, thereby producing with the opposite sideV a Y whichrtogether with the cross bar '-13- interlocks with the chime of the barrel withth-e cross bar f-l3--` resting against the segment `7f orhead of the barrel to retain ythe latter in operative position aga-instendwise displacement', the outer face of the main body ofy the bar e141--V of its arms returned inwardly and down-V wardly to form chime-engaging loops -18- Y terminating in laterally projecting arms .-.-19 -L for .engagement with the upper surface ofthe louteredge of the head ofthe barrel to hold said head in opera-tive posi-jV tion against outwarddisplaoement, the arms i,

being additionally secured yin kplace to the Staves orto. the headby staples -5f.-.

The outersurfaces of the opposite armsof the U-shapedrod +17- are also provided with outwardly zand downwardly projecting spurs -4- for .the vsame purpose as the corresponding spurs .shown inthe modifications'repres'ented in Figs. 4 and 5. y l

y`.It is now Vclear that infall of these several modifications, the hoops'are held in place without nailing. them tothe staves and that the fasteners for .the hoops serve the'double purpose of retaining said hoops and also' for holding the head against endwise movement. Itis also clear that whenit is desired to removethe hoops, it is simplyl necessary to withdraw the ,staples -75- whereupon the fasteners with the `hoops attached thereto may bedrawn upwardly luntil clear from the barrel, thus permitting the khoops tobe removed without mutilating them or any other parts ofsaid barrel.

What I claim is: i o o 1 A fastening device ,for barrel'hoops comprising a metal bar having one end over-turned for interlocking engagement with. the chimeof a barreland -its opposite end provided with meansy for attaching it;

theoohimeand engaged with said retainer,

and its 'lower endprovided with means for attaching itto theQstaves, said bar having its intermediate portion i provided with Vspurs protruding'from its outerfaceffor engagement with thefhoops.

3, In combination with a barrelhavinga head and staves, the latterl being crozed to receiveY the head, a yhead-retainer running around "the, insideof they chime Vagainst the:`

head, and a hoop fastener Consisting of a tongue over-turned outwardly and engaged l0 bar having its upper end over-turned upon With the upper edge of the uppermost hoop.

the chime and engaged with said retainer, In Witness whereof I have hereunto ,sety and its lower end provided with means for my hand this 4th day of October, 1913; attaching it to the stoves, said bar having EVRAND H KERNS its intermediate portion provided With spurs A protruding from its outer face for engage- Witnesses:

ment with the hoops7 the upper end of said H. E. CHASE,

bar being also provided With a bendabie EVA E. GREENLEAF.

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